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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He certainly was a good deal out of sorts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
Advantage
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
almost
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
any
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
appear
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
attack
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
begged
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
Boxall
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
care
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
certainly
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
country
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
deal
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From this reading He certainly was a good deal out of sorts.
death
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
death's
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
delirium
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
door
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
down
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
Dr
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From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
exaggerated
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
father's
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
given
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
go
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
gone
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He certainly was a good deal out of sorts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
Hears
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
Hill
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
London
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
Louis
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
maladies
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
means
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From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
more
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
mother
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
mother's
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
out
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
own
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
place
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
rather
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
reached
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
said
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From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
Scatcherd
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
Sir
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
sorts
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
state
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From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
statement
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From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
Thorne
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From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
tremens
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From this reading He had had more than one attack of delirium tremens since his father's death, and had almost been at death's door.
Twice
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
up
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
visit
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From this reading Twice he had gone up to London to visit him; twice he had begged him to go down into the country and place himself under his mother's care.
ward's
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From this reading Nothing had been said about this by Dr Thorne at Boxall Hill; but he was by no means ignorant of his ward's state.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Doctor Hears Something to His Advantage Sir Louis Scatcherd had told his mother that he was rather out of sorts, and when he reached Boxall Hill it certainly did not appear that he had given any exaggerated statement of his own maladies.
